Month: July 2014

Dear Fencing Officials Commission: A new policy will be enacted on September 1, 2014 wherein referee ratings will be evaluated and altered according to national activity. My referee ratings predate the cut-off years and are subject to degrading or rescinding. Rather than be subject to a perfunctory system with which I do not agree, I…

Originally posted on Leland Guillemin: ? Always room for improvement ? Off-Season Preparation I often get asked what I do when I’m not training during the fencing season, and I urge you to take a stab at what it might be. If you said, “eating an Oreo filled pie baked inside a Turtle Skor ice…

Originally posted on See Hannah Fence: During the months when there are not a lot of tournaments, it can be easy to lose momentum and enthusiasm for training. I went through a period recently where I felt like I was getting into a bit of a rut, but after a vacation I was refreshed and…

(Disclaimer: There are three roles that fencers and referees have assumed, or may assume during their relationship with fencing: the fencer, the official, and the spectator. It is important to note that none of these are, or should be thought of as, similar or interchangeable for the other two. And, not being able to realize…